Iranian Nuclear Agreement: Understanding the Nonproliferation Paradigm

Arun Vishwanathan

Contemporary Review of the Middle East, 2016, vol. 3, issue 1, 3-22

Abstract: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was successfully negotiated between Iran and the P5+1 comprising United States, Russia, China, France, United Kingdom, and Germany on July 14, 2015. The result of multilateral diplomacy spanning over a decade, the agreement resolved international concerns about the military nature of the Iranian nuclear program. The agreement expands the scope and nature of international safeguards and verification of the Iranian nuclear program. It physically blocks both the plutonium and the uranium route that Iran can pursue to build nuclear weapons. These measures increase the lead time available to the international community in case Iran decides to build nuclear weapons any time in the future. In sum, the agreement successfully alleviates global concerns about Iran building a nuclear weapon, builds trust between Iran and the West, and opens up the possibility of collaboration to tackle the challenges faced by the region as a whole.

Keywords: Iran nuclear program; Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; Iran and P5+1 negotiation; Iran and IAEA safeguards; Iran nuclear fatwa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/2347798916632321

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